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1. 'We do need to keep some human touch'—Patient and clinician experiences of ovarian cancer follow‐up and the potential for an electronic patient‐reported outcome pathway: A qualitative interview study.

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Kennedy, Fiona, Shearsmith, Leanne, Holmes, Marie, Peacock, Rosemary, Lindner, Oana C., Megson, Molly, and Velikova, Galina

Subjects
OVARIAN tumors, RESEARCH methodology, HEALTH outcome assessment, INTERVIEWING, CANCER patients, QUALITATIVE research
Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to explore experiences of follow‐up after treatment and views on an electronic patient‐reported outcome (ePRO) pathway among ovarian cancer patients and clinicians. Methods: Semi‐structured qualitative interviews were conducted with clinicians and patients previously treated for ovarian cancer. Interviews explored experiences of the current follow‐up pathway, patients' needs and views on an ePRO pathway enabling patients to report symptoms online rather than attend clinic‐based appointments. Transcripts were analysed using framework analysis. Results: Sixteen patients and 10 clinicians participated from four hospitals in England. Four key themes were identified: transition into follow‐up, key features of effective follow‐up, issues in follow‐up and views of ePRO. Both patients and clinicians saw benefits of an ePRO pathway alongside continued access to specialist support and discussed various practicalities (e.g., frequency, introduction and communication). Technology concerns and feelings of abandonment were highlighted as barriers. The proposed impact on clinical and individual patient outcomes was discussed. Conclusion: Patient and clinician views on follow‐up and an ePRO pathway informed key recommendations on the development/introduction of ePRO follow‐up. Technology use in healthcare will continue to grow and may offer solutions to facilitate responsive and tailored care. Further research should explore the safety, experiences and acceptability of ePRO follow‐up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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2. A Needs-led Framework for Understanding the Impact of Caring for a Family Member With Dementia

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Pini, Simon, Ingleson, Emma, Megson, Molly, Clare, Linda, Wright, Penny, and Oyebode, Jan R

Subjects
Quality of life, Adult, Family Health, Male, Social Support, Middle Aged, United Kingdom, Virtual Collection: Dementia and Caregiving, Caregivers, Caregiving, Humans, Dementia, Family, Female, Family Relations, Qualitative analysis: thematic analysis, Research Articles, Needs Assessment, Qualitative Research, Stress, Psychological, Aged
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Background and Objectives Approximately half the care for people with dementia is provided by families. It is therefore imperative that research informs ways of maintaining such care. In this study, we propose that a needs-led approach can provide a useful, novel means of conceptualizing the impact of caring on the lives of family carers. Our aim was to develop and present a needs-led framework for understanding how providing care impacts on carers’ fulfilment of needs. Design and Methods In this qualitative study, we conducted 42 semistructured interviews with a purposively diverse sample of family carers to generate nuanced contextualized accounts of how caring impacted on carers’ lives. Our inductive thematic analysis focused upon asking: “What need is being impacted here?” in order to generate a needs-led framework for understanding. Results Nine themes were widely endorsed. Each completed the sentence: “Being a carer impacts on fulfilling my need to/for….”: Freedom; feel close to my relative; feel in control of my life; be my own person; protect my relative; share/express my thoughts and feelings; take care of myself; feel connected to the people around me; get things done. Discussion and Implications These needs echo those from other research areas, with relational needs emerging as particularly central. The needs-led approach offers a perspective that is able to capture both stresses and positive aspects of caregiving. We recommend that clinical interviewing using Socratic questioning to discover human needs that are being impacted by caring would provide a valuable starting point for care planning.

Published
2018

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